I am not sure if anyone will see this as this thread is 2 days old but I had to share this news. I received shocking, unexpected news from the vet today about my beloved doggie. He is active, eating, drinking, bringing me his toys and has had no change in his mood. But today he had trouble on the stairs and he fell down the flight of wood stairs. I took him to the vet just to make sure he didn't break anything. They did routine blood work before giving him some arthritis medication. I just called for the blood results.

Out of nowhere, the vet dropped a bomb. My precious companion of over a decade has bone and liver cancer. He is going to die...To say I am devastated would be an understatement. If one more person tells me he's 'just a dog' or that he 'is old and wasn't going to live forever' I will punch them. I have no experience in losing a pet, he looks so healthy, I can't stop crying. Can any pet lovers relate? I don't know what to do. I am dreading the next couple of weeks/months. My poor old boy :(